APDISCOM Implementation

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Landscape & Change Transport Strategy
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1.1.1 APDCL Instance Strategy

 A : Instance Strategy for ERP6.0:

The SAP Landscape scenario comprises three distinct systems:-

• An environment where customizing, development changes can be performed in Development

Server.
• Testing of the customizing and development changes can be performed in Quality Assurance
Server.
• A production environment where the users work on live system.

Development (DEV)
The Development environment would enable team members to configure the SAP system for the different
business processes of APDISCOM. All configurations required for the business processes and custom
developments (i.e. reports, forms, interfaces etc.) will be done and unit tested first on this environment. Any
changes to SAP software in terms of configuration or ABAP repository will be done here. After all the
changes have been unit tested and found to be working as expected, these changes can be transferred to
the quality assurance system for further system testing. The configuration and development changes are
transported using transport requests.
There will be separate Development systems for each DISCOMs (CPDCL, EPDCL, NPDCL and SPDCL)
The Table contains the proposed SID, Instance Number and hostnames: -
Sr. No DISCOM SID Instance Number Hostname
1 CPDCL CRD 00 cpdeccdev
2 EPDCL ERD 00 epdeccdev
3 NPDCL NRD 00 npdeccdev
4 SPDCL SRD 00 spdeccdev

Quality (QAS)
The Quality Assurance environment is used for system integration and user acceptance tests. Once the
business processes are found to be working as expected, configuration or custom-developed programs are
transported to the production system.
It is intended to perform a thorough testing in the Development and the Quality Assurance environment for
the business processes before the customization or custom developed programs are transported to the
productive environment.
The Training client would facilitate training to the end-users. The training client has the same business
process configuration and custom developed programs, which would otherwise exist on the production
system. This enables the users to learn and practice to transact the business activities within SAP
environment so that they are able to perform their job responsibilities on the actual production system with
ease. The training client would also be used for testing the Data Migration tools like LSMWs.

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Sr. No DISCOM SID Instance Number Hostname
1 CPDCL CRQ 00 cpdeccqas
2 EPDCL ERQ 00 epdeccqas
3 NPDCL NRQ 00 npdeccqas
4 SPDCL SRQ 00 spdeccqas

Production (PRD)
The Production environment would be the place where actual business transactions would be carried out.
There is a individual Production instance of ERP 6.0 for CPDCL, NPDCL, SPDCL and EPDCL
The other systems in the landscape must guarantee that defective programs or incorrect customizing
configurations do not adversely affect the production environment.
Each Production system will be having a pre-production client
Sr. No DISCOM SID Instance Number Hostname
1 CPDCL CRP 00 cpdeccprd
2 EPDCL ERP 00 epdeccprd
3 NPDCL NRP 00 npdeccprd
4 SPDCL SRP 00 spdeccprd

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1. CPDCL landscape Strategy

1. The Development instance of ERP 6.0 contains separate client for performing the customizing and
Development.

CPDCL Client -220 CPDCL Customizing Client

CPDCL Client -120 CPDCL Development Client
CPDCL Client -150 CPDCL Sandbox Client
CPDCL Client- 250 CPDCL Unit Testing Client

APPCC Client 010 APPCC Customizing client.

APPCC Client 011 APPCC Unit testing client.

The Customizing client (220) will be used for ONLY customizing changes i.e. the client will not be
open for performing any Cross client changes.

The Client 150 will be used as Sandbox client.

The Development client (120) is where all the ABAP developments and Cross client changes be
carried out. No Customizing changes will be carried out in this client.

The Unit Testing Client (250) is where all the changes will be tested and found to be working. Only
after this will the change request be transported to Quality Assurance system where further testing will
be carried out.

The APPCC Client (010) will be used for performing all customizing activities related to APPCC.
Separate company code 5000 will be created in this client.

The APPCC Client (011) will be used for testing all changes made in the APPCC customizing client.
Once tested, these changes will be transported to APPCC specific quality client in QAS system.

2. The Quality instance for CPDCL will contain 2 clients for Quality testing and End-User training

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CPDCL Quality Client - 200 Quality Client for CPDCL
CPDCL Training Client - 210 Training Client for CPDCL.

APPCC Quality Client – 020 APPCC Quality client

CPDCL Integration testing will be performed in Quality client 200.

End-user training will be performed in the training client 210.
The training client 210 will also be used for testing all LSMWs and other Data Migration tools.
Client 020 will be used as APPCC Quality client.

3. The CPDCL production client will contain 2 clients. The production clients of ERP system will connect to
production instance of BI and EP located at CPDCL via RFC/HTTPS protocol

CPDCL Production client – 600 Production Client for CPDCL

CPDCL Pre-Production Client – 500 Pre-Production Clients for CPDCL
APPCC Production Client – 060 APPCC Production client

1.1 CPDCL Transport Management strategy

There are 2 types of transport request created in development system
1. Customizing
2. Workbench
Customizing transport request will be created by Functional team and Workbench transport request created
by Development team. Customizing transport request contain configuration for common business process
and configuration of individual DISCOM

Transport path for Change requests in CPDCL:

1. All new requests will be created in new CPDCL Golden Master (220) and will be imported into Unit
Test client (250) before releasing it to QAS system.
2. ONLY CPDCL specific customizing will be done in the Golden master 220 client. No other
DISCOMs (NPDCL, EPDCL and SPDCL) customizations should be done in this client.
3. All the CPDCL Specific and common Request has to be transported to the Quality client first. The
Org Structure deletion Request has to be moved at the end. The same will be followed in case of the
Production system.
4. For setting up the Production system, the CPDCL specific and common requests will be moved first.
Then the Deletion requests (deletion of NPDCL, EPDCL and SPDCL) will be moved followed by all the delta
configuration requests.

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5. The workbench transport request created in Development client (120) will be tested in client 180
before releasing it.
6. All workbench related transport request will move into 200 client QAS systems.
7. After Integration testing in QAS, all workbench request will move to company specific Production
client
8. All workbench requests created in CPDCL Development client will be moved to individual DISCOM
Development system first and then to each DISCOM QAS and Production systems.
9. Any Changes to ABAP programs, reports, screen changes etc. will only be done in CPDCL
development client (120)
10. If in case there are any changes to be done to Developments which is DISCOM specific then this
will be addressed in the respective DISCOM Development client (120) and will be moved in QAS and finally
in Production system.

Transport path for Change requests for APPCC:

1. All Customizing activities related to APPCC will be done in APPCC Customizing client 010.
2. Developments for APPCC will be carried out in 120 ABAP Development client.
3. All changes made in APPCC Customizing client will be moved in 011 APPCC Unit test client using
“SCC1”, tested thoroughly before releasing it to Quality system.
4. In Quality system a separate client 020 will be created for performing Integration testing.
5. After Integration testing in QAS, all Customizing and Workbench related to APPCC will be
transported to APPCC Production client 060.

Naming Conventions for Transport Requests related to APPCC: -

1. APPCC Customizing request  Each request description will begin with “APPCC:” followed by a
proper description of the transport request.
E.g. If ERDK90063 is a common transport request then its description should be: -
ERDK900063  APPCC :< XX>_Request for Configuring Help on ERD system
Where “ERD” is the System ID
XX- will have value initials of the Module
Developer (ABAP) – DEV
Finance – FI
Controlling – CO
Sales and distribution – SD
Material Management – MM
Production Systems – PS
Human Resource – HR
Plant Maintenance – PM
Business warehouse – BW
Enterprise Portal – EP
Basis – NW

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 ** The same should be followed for Workbench requests related to APPCC.

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2. EPDCL landscape Strategy

1. The Development instance of ERP 6.0 contains separate client for performing the customizing and
Development.

Development Client -220 EPDCL Customizing Client

Development Client -120 EPDCL Development Client
Development Client -150 EPDCL Sandbox Client
Development Client- 250 EPDCL Unit Testing Client

The Customizing client (220) will be used for ONLY customizing changes i.e. the client will not be
open for performing any Cross client changes.

The Development client (120) is where all the ABAP developments and Cross client changes be
carried out. No Customizing changes will be carried out in this client.

The Unit Testing Client (250) is where all the changes will be tested and found to be working. Only
after this will the change request be transported to Quality Assurance system where further testing will
be carried out.

2. The Quality instance for EPDCL will contain 2 clients for Quality testing and End-User training

EPDCL Quality Client - 200 Quality Client for EPDCL

EPDCL Training Client - 210 Training Client for EPDCL.

Integration testing will be performed in Quality client 200.

End-user training will be performed in the training client 210.
The training client 210 will also be used for testing all LSMWs and other Data Migration tools.

3. The EPDCL production client will contain 2 clients. The production clients of ERP system will connect to
production instance of BI and EP located at EPDCL via RFC/HTTPS protocol

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EPDCL Production client – 600 Production Client for EPDCL
EPDCL Pre-Production Client – 500 Pre-Production Client for EPDCL

Development System Quality System Production system

Clients Golden ABAP Sandbox Unit Test Training Production Pre-
Master Development Testing Client Client Client Production
Client

EPDCL 220 120 150 250 200 210 600 500

2.1 EPDCL Transport Management strategy

There are 2 types of transport request created in development system
1. Customizing
2. Workbench
Customizing transport request will be created by Functional team and Workbench transport request created
by Development team. Customizing transport request contain configuration for common business process
and configuration of individual DISCOM
Transport path for Change request in EPDCL
1. The EPDCL development system was created using all CPDCL specific and common transport
request created as on 21st Oct. EPDCL Org. structure was created by copying the CPDCL Org. structure. In
the process 3 EPDCL specific deletion requests (deletion of CPDCL Org. Structure) were created.
2. After 21st Oct no configuration changes were done in EPDCL development system. In order to make
EPDCL Development system in sync with CPDCL development system, all trans[port requests created post
21st Oct (customizing as well as workbench requests) were moved into EPDCL development system. Again
the CPDCL specific Org. Structure was deleted. In the process another set of 3 deletion requests (deletion
of CPDCL specific Org. Structure) were created.
3. For creation of EPDCL QAS and PRD systems,
a. The CPDCL specific requests created as on 21st Oct will be imported first.
b. Next the EPDCL specific configuration requests created in 100 client will be moved.
c. Next the EPDCL specific deletion requests (deletion of CPDCL specific Org. Structure)
created in EPDCL Dev. system will be imported.
d. Transport requests created post 21st Oct in CPDCL development system will be imported.
e. The second set of deletion requests created in EPDCL 220 client will be imported.
f. The delta configuration requests created in EPDCL Golden master client 220 will be
imported.
4. All new requests will be created in new EPDCL Golden Master (220) and will be imported into Unit
Test client (250) before releasing it to QAS system.
5. ONLY EPDCL specific customizing will be done in the Golden master 220 client. No other
DISCOMs (CPDCL, NPDCL and SPDCL) customizations should be done in this client.
6. All workbench requests created in CPDCL Development client will be moved to EPDCL
Development system first and then to EPDCL QAS and Production systems.

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7. Any Changes to ABAP programs, reports, screen changes etc. will only be done in CPDCL
development client (120)

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3. NPDCL landscape Strategy

1. The Development instance of ERP 6.0 contains separate client for performing the customizing and
Development.

Development Client -220 NPDCL Customizing Client

Development Client -120 NPDCL Development Client
Development Client -150 NPDCL Sandbox Client
Development Client- 250 NPDCL Unit Testing Client

The Customizing client (220) will be used for ONLY customizing changes i.e. the client will not be
open for performing any Cross client changes.
The Development client (120) is where all the ABAP developments and Cross client changes be
carried out. No Customizing changes will be carried out in this client.

The Unit Testing Client (250) is where all the changes will be tested and found to be working. Only
after this will the change request be transported to Quality Assurance system where further testing will
be carried out.

2. The Quality instance for NPDCL will contain 2 clients for Quality testing and End-User training

NPDCL Quality Client - 200 Quality Client for NPDCL

NPDCL Training Client - 210 Training Client for NPDCL.

Integration testing will be performed in Quality client 200.

End-user training will be performed in the training client 210.
The training client 210 will also be used for testing all LSMWs and other Data Migration tools.

3. The NPDCL production client will contain 2 clients. The production clients of ERP system will connect to
production instance of BI and EP located at NPDCL via RFC/HTTPS protocol

NPDCL Production client – 600 Production Client for NPDCL

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NPDCL Pre-Production Client – 500 Pre-Production Client for NPDCL

Development System Quality System Production system

Clients Golden ABAP Sandbox Unit Test Training Production Pre-
Master Development Testing Client Client Client Production
Client

NPDCL 220 120 150 250 200 210 600 500

3.1 NPDCL Transport Management strategy

There are 2 types of transport request created in development system
1. Customizing
2. Workbench
Customizing transport request will be created by Functional team and Workbench transport request created
by Development team. Customizing transport request contain configuration for common business process
and configuration of individual DISCOM

Transport path for Change request in NPDCL

1. For creation of NPDCL development system, all CPDCL specific and common transport request
created in CPDCL Development system will be moved into NPDCL Golden Master client (220) followed by
the CPDCL specific deletion requests.
2. All the other CPDCL specific delta configuration requests will be moved into NPDCL Golden master
client 220 along with all the Workbench requests (Developments, SAP Notes, other Client independent
requests)
3. In case of HR Module, the NPDCL specific Org. structure request created in CPDCL 100 client will
be moved into NPDCL Golden Master client 220. Other than this NO other request from CPDCL 100 client
will be moved into NPDCL 220 client. The same request will also be moved into NPDCL QAS and PRD
system.
4. NPDCL Org. Structure will be created by copying the CPDCL Org. structure and then deleting the
CPDCL specific Org. Structure.
5. For creation of NPDCL QAS and PRD systems, the CPDCL specific requests will be moved first
followed by the deletion requests (deletion of CPDCL specific Org. Structure) created in NPDCL Dev.
system
6. All new requests will be created in new NPDCL Golden Master (220) and will be imported into Unit
Test client (250) before releasing it to QAS system.
7. ONLY NPDCL specific customizing will be done in the Golden master 220 client. No other
DISCOMs (CPDCL, EPDCL and SPDCL) customizations should be done in this client.
8. All workbench requests created in CPDCL Development client will be moved to individual DISCOM
Development system first and then to each DISCOM QAS and Production systems.
9. Any Changes to ABAP programs, reports, screen changes etc. will only be done in CPDCL
development client (120)

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10. If in case there are any changes to be done to Developments which is DISCOM specific then this
will be addressed in the respective DISCOM Development client (120) and will be moved in QAS and finally
in Production system.

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4. SPDCL landscape Strategy

1. The Development instance of ERP 6.0 contains separate client for performing the customizing and
Development.

Development Client -220 SPDCL Customizing Client

Development Client -120 SPDCL Development Client
Development Client -150 SPDCL Sandbox Client
Development Client- 250 SPDCL Unit Testing Client

The Customizing client (220) will be used for ONLY customizing changes i.e. the client will not be
open for performing any Cross client changes.
The Development client (120) is where all the ABAP developments and Cross client changes be
carried out. No Customizing changes will be carried out in this client.

The Unit Testing Client (250) is where all the changes will be tested and found to be working. Only
after this will the change request be transported to Quality Assurance system where further testing will
be carried out.

2. The Quality instance for SPDCL will contain 2 clients for Quality testing and End-User training

SPDCL Quality Client - 200 Quality Client for SPDCL

SPDCL Training Client - 210 Training Client for SPDCL.

Integration testing will be performed in Quality client 200.

End-user training will be performed in the training client 210.
The training client 210 will also be used for testing all LSMWs and other Data Migration tools.

3. The SPDCL production client will contain 2 clients. The production clients of ERP system will connect to
production instance of BI and EP located at SPDCL via RFC/HTTPS protocol

SPDCL Production client – 600 Production Client for SPDCL

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SPDCL Pre-Production Client – 500 Pre-Production Client for SPDCL

Development System Quality System Production system

Clients Golden ABAP Sandbox Unit Test Training Production Pre-
Master Development Testing Client Client Client Production
Client

SPDCL 220 120 150 250 200 210 600 500

4.1 SPDCL Transport Management strategy

There are 2 types of transport request created in development system
1. Customizing
2. Workbench
Customizing transport request will be created by Functional team and Workbench transport request created
by Development team. Customizing transport request contain configuration for common business process
and configuration of individual DISCOM

Transport path for Change request in SPDCL

1. For creation of SPDCL development system, all CPDCL specific and common transport request
created in CPDCL Development system will be moved into SPDCL Golden Master client (220) followed by
the CPDCL specific deletion requests.
2. All the other CPDCL specific delta configuration requests will be moved into SPDCL Golden master
client 220 along with all the Workbench requests (Developments, SAP Notes, other Client independent
requests)
3. In case of HR Module, the SPDCL specific Org. structure request created in CPDCL 100 client will
be moved into SPDCL Golden Master client 220. NO other request from CPDCL 100 client will be moved
into SPDCL 220 client. The same request will also be moved into SPDCL QAS and PRD system.
4. SPDCL Org. Structure will be created by copying the CPDCL Org. structure and then deleting the
CPDCL specific Org. Structure.
5. For creation of SPDCL QAS and PRD systems, the CPDCL specific requests will be moved first
followed by the deletion requests (deletion of CPDCL specific Org. Structure) created in SPDCL Dev.
system
6. All new requests will be created in new SPDCL Golden Master (220) and will be imported into Unit
Test client (250) before releasing it to QAS system.
7. ONLY SPDCL specific customizing will be done in the Golden master 220 client. No other
DISCOMs (CPDCL, EPDCL and NPDCL) customizations should be done in this client.
8. All workbench requests created in CPDCL Development client will be moved to individual DISCOM
Development system first and then to each DISCOM QAS and Production systems.
9. Any Changes to ABAP programs, reports, screen changes etc. will only be done in CPDCL
development client (120)

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10. If in case there are any changes to be done to Developments which is DISCOM specific then this
will be addressed in the respective DISCOM Development client (120) and will be moved in QAS and finally
in Production system.

Guidelines
1. The transport file from Development  Quality  Production should be transfer via FTP, there
should be a enough bandwidth available across the location to transfer the files (the size of the files
depends on the transport request generated per day)
2. The frequency of transport in production system should be once or twice per week and for
emergency case it has to be happened immediately after approval from business owner.
3. Each Module Lead should maintain a list of transport requests created.
4. Before releasing the transport request from Development system it has to be thoroughly tested and
approve by respective team lead and process owners.
5. The transport to production system will be done only after approval from PMO

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  B : Instance Strategy for BI, EP, GRC and DMS:

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Each DISCOM will have a separate landscape for BI, EP, GRC and DMS.

1. BI (Business Intelligence)

The configuration changes in Business Warehouse Implementation are cross-client in nature, therefore only
a single client will be used for customization, ABAP development as well as unit testing. The BI
Development client has to be configured for bi-directional communication with the SAP ERP Development
server. The changes made in BW Development (100) environment would be carried forward to the BW
Quality Assurance Client (200) and BW Production Client (300) for each DISCOM (CPDCL, NPDCL,
SPDCL and EPDCL).

BI Development Instance will be connected to ERP development instance.

BI Quality instance will be connected to ERP Quality instance.
BI Production instance will be connected to ERP Production instance.

2. EP (Enterprise portal)
Enterprise portal will be used as a single point of entry to the users accessing ERP and BI. The JAVA
application development will be carried out in Development instance of Enterprise portal using NWDI
platform.
The enterprise landscape consists of Development, quality and Production instance for each DISCOM
(CPDCL, NPDCL, SPDCL and EPDCL).
Development instance of Enterprise portal will connect to Development instance of ERP and BI System.
Quality instance of Enterprise portal will connect to Quality instance of ERP and BI system.
Production instance of Enterprise portal will connect to production instance of ERP and BI, the enterprise
portal URL will be access using Secured layer (SSL). The Portal communication to Backend SAP systems
ERP and BI is through HTTPS protocol

3. GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

The system landscape for GRC will consist of Development and production instance only.
Development Instance will be connected to ERP development and Quality instance

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Production instance will be connected to ERP Production instance

4. DMS (Document Management System)

The system landscape for DMS will consists of Development and Production Instance only.
The development system will be connected to the ERP development and Quality Instance.
The Production system will be connected to the ERP production system.

ANNEXURE
Current Status as on 02/03/2010
1. CPDCL
a.CPDCL Development system has been setup and client 220 (CPDCL Customizing client), 250 (CPDCL
Unit testing client), 150 (Sandbox Client) and 120 (ABAP development client) have been created.
b.APPCC Customizing client 010 and Unit testing 011 have also been created.
c.CPDCL Quality system has been setup with 200 (CPDCL Quality client) and 210 (CPDCL Training Client)
d.CPDCL BI Development system has been setup with 100 (CPDCL BI Client).
e.CPDCL BI QAS has not been setup due to unavailability of servers.
f.CPDCL EP Development system has been setup. No QAS system has been setup because of
unavailability of servers.
g.CPDCL BI and EP development systems have been connected using SSO (Single Sign-ON). Similarly
CPDCL ECC Dev and QAS have been connected to CPDCL EP system using SSO.
h.CPDCL GRC development system has been setup and all the required settings have been done.
i.CPDCL DMS system has not been setup because of unavailability of servers.

2. EPDCL
a. EPDCL development system has been setup and client 220 (EPDCL Customizing
client), 250 (EPDCL Unit testing client), 150 (Sandbox Client) and 120 (ABAP development
client) have been created.
b. EPDCL Quality system has been setup with 200 (EPDCL Quality client) and 210
(EPDCL Training Client)
c. EPDCL BI, EP, GRC and DMS system have not been setup because of
unavailability of servers.

3.SPDCL
a. SPDCL development system has been setup and client 220 (SPDCL Customizing
client), 250 (SPDCL Unit testing client), 150 (Sandbox Client) and 120 (ABAP development
client) have been created

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 b. SPDCL Quality system has been setup with 200 (SPDCL Quality client) and 210
(SPDCL Training Client)
c. SPDCL BI, EP, GRC and DMS system have not been setup because of
unavailability of servers.

4.NPDCL
a. NPDCL development system has been setup and client 220 (NPDCL Customizing
client), 250 (NPDCL Unit testing client), 150 (Sandbox Client) and 120 (ABAP development
client) have been created
b. NPDCL ECC QAS, BI, EP, GRC and DMS systems have not been setup because
of unavailability of servers.

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